Seasonality in Human Interest in Berry Plants Detection by Google Trends

The phenology of berry-producing plants, particularly their harvest season, is of human interest and also reflects the ecosystem’s response to the changing environment. We investigated the seasonal dynamics of human interest in berries growing in boreal, subarctic and Arctic ecosystems, mainly in Ru...

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Published in:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Main Authors: Kotani, Ayumi, Shin, Nagai, Tei, Shunsuke, Makarov, Andrey, Gavrilyeva, Tuyara
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2021
Subjects:
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Ecology
Global and Planetary Change
Forestry
Arctic
Canada
Subarctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.688835
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.688835/full
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Summary:The phenology of berry-producing plants, particularly their harvest season, is of human interest and also reflects the ecosystem’s response to the changing environment. We investigated the seasonal dynamics of human interest in berries growing in boreal, subarctic and Arctic ecosystems, mainly in Russia, based on internet search data via Google Trends. There is a typical and culture-specific pattern of seasonal variations in search volume concerning berries across Russia, Finland, and Canada. Generally, the seasonal peak of search corresponds to the common berry harvest season across these countries. We discussed the potential and limitation for detecting ecological factors from the internet search data, in which physical phenomena and socio-cultural aspects are fundamentally superimposed, and its applicability to phenological studies.

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